Throwback Thursday: Bradley Roby's fumble return at Arrowhead

Throwback Thursday: Bradley Roby's fumble return at Arrowhead

The Denver Broncos have lost six games in a row to the Kansas City Chiefs, including a heartbreaking 27-23 loss earlier this season on Monday Night Football.

Just three weeks later, these teams will meet up again on Sunday but this time, the game will be played in Arrowhead Stadium. The trip to Arrowhead is always challenging and this time, facing arguably the league’s most potent offense, will be no different.

The Broncos have lost the last two games they’ve played at Arrowhead but believe it or not, they had won five in a row there before that. Most of that was due to the fact that Peyton Manning was the team’s quarterback and the last time the Broncos won there, in September 2015, that was the case.

It was the second game of the season and both teams came in at 1-0. An early season showdown in the AFC West, both teams were up to the task.

The Chiefs started out strong, jumping up 14-0 following a long touchdown run by Jamaal Charles before Marcus Peters intercepted Manning and took it to the house moments later.

The Broncos were in comeback mode inside enemy territory and with that loud crowd, it’s tough to get back in the game. However, the Broncos did just that following touchdown passes from Manning to Emmanuel Sanders and Virgil Green late in the second quarter, less than two minutes apart.

The teams traded field goals in the third quarter and going into the final frame, the score was 17-17. Late in the game, Knile Davis ran in an 8-yard touchdown pass to send Chiefs fans into a frenzy. But remember, the Broncos had Manning.

Manning proceeded to take the Broncos on a 10-play, 80-yard drive in less than two minutes. On that drive, Manning passed for 75 yards. Facing a 3rd-and-10 from the Chiefs’ 19-yard line with just 39 seconds to play, Manning threw a strike to Sanders for the game-tying touchdown.

The home fans were stunned, but it was about to get worse.

After a touchback, the Chiefs got the ball at the 20-yard line and a simple kneel down would have taken the game into overtime. Instead, this happened:

Charles was given a handoff but had the ball poked out by Brandon Marshall. Bradley Roby picked up the loose ball and ran it in for an improbable touchdown, leading to a Denver victory.